Nowhere in Africa

One family's tale of a homeland lost... and a homeland found.

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Drama

Overview

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.

Keywords

1940s
woman director
loss of loved one
world war ii
marriage crisis
national socialism
capture
only child
farm
kenya
jewish
emigration
emigrant

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 11, 2001
Original language: German
Spoken languages: Swahili, English, German
Countries: Germany
Production: Constantin Film,Bavaria Film,Media Cooperation One,MTM Cineteve
Cast: Juliane Köhler,Merab Ninidze,Sidede Onyulo,Matthias Habich,Lea Kurka,Karoline Eckertz,Gerd Heinz,Hildegard Schmahl,Maritta Horwarth,Regine Zimmermannand 15 more
Director: Caroline Link
Writer: Stefanie Zweig,Susanne Liebetrau,Caroline Link
Producer: Bernd Eichinger,Sven Ebeling,Peter Herrmann,Michael Weber,Thilo Kleine,Andreas Bareiss
Cinematography: Gernot Roll
Music: Niki Reiser
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0161860